Forget The Action Scenes, This Is Why The Hunger Games Was Riveting

Initially, it was the titular event in the Hunger Games franchise that made it such an interesting property. Borrowing both plot and thematic elements from properties like Battle Royale and The Running Man, it was the grotesque idea of pitting children against children in a death match that gave Suzanne Collins' novels a bit of edge - the terrifying nature of the eponymous "games" obviously creating tremendous drama and tension. With The Hunger Games: Mockingjay â€" Part 1, however, the serie...